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Montana produce sits on a table at the Reimagining School Lunch test kitchen on March 28th, 2021. The recipe testers use local ingredients like these to test recipes for potential school lunch meals.
Farmers and educators in the Bitterroot Valley are researching how to make a healthier and more local school lunch. The two-year research project in Hamilton wraps up this spring.
Laura Garber is standing in a large kitchen at Homestead Organics, a 14-acre farm she owns with her husband near Hamilton. There are three ovens, three prep tables and a dining table covered in a spread of local vegetables and eggs. The walls are lined with cookbooks and four people stir, chop and peel.
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